Louisiana permit test: your vehicle
Vehicle safety features, vehicle condition and monthly checks, starting and stopping, tires and steering. 14 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
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- The seat belt is your primary restraint. (p. 47, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
- Headrests protect occupants from whiplash, so adjust yours before driving. (p. 47, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
- Crumple zones absorb and spread the force of a collision, steering it away from the passenger compartment. (p. 48, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
- Make sure your tires have at least 1/16 of an inch of tread depth between all treads. (p. 49, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
- Walk around the car and look in front, under and behind it. (p. 50, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
- Keep your elbows slightly bent so your arms don't tire in turns and the air bag has room to expand. (p. 51, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
- Turn your head and look back when reversing. (p. 51, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
- Always stop far enough back that you can see the bottom of the tires of the vehicle in front of you. (p. 51, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
- The correct tire pressure is usually on a sticker on the driver-side door jamb, or in the owner's manual. (p. 53, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
- Winter tires are built for snow and ice and will be damaged if used on dry roads. (p. 53, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample your vehicle questions
1.Before getting into your parked car, what should you look for around it?
- AThe car's fuel level
- BYour insurance card
- CFresh oil on the dipstick
- DChildren or objects in your path
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✓ D. Children or objects in your path
Walk around the car and look in front, under and behind it. Watch for children playing nearby.
Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 50
2.Why should you never turn the ignition to the lock position while the car is moving?
- AThe radio will stop working
- BThe headlights will turn off at once
- CThe steering will lock and you lose control
- DThe seat belts will release
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✓ C. The steering will lock and you lose control
Turning the key to lock while moving will lock the steering if you try to turn, and you will lose control of the car.
Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 51
3.What is the minimum tread depth your tires should have?
- A1/8 of an inch
- B1/32 of an inch
- C1/4 of an inch
- D1/16 of an inch
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✓ D. 1/16 of an inch
Make sure your tires have at least 1/16 of an inch of tread depth between all treads.
Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 49
4.When you stop behind another vehicle, how far back should you stop?
- AWhere you can see its rear tires on the road
- BClose enough to read its tag sticker
- CWithin 1 foot of its bumper
- DExactly one car length, whatever you see
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✓ A. Where you can see its rear tires on the road
Always stop far enough back that you can see the bottom of the tires of the vehicle in front of you.
Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 51